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How to make global search find exact terms?

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carl.oechsner
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When using the global search, Thunderbird also searches for similar terms. Even when using quotation marks. For example, when searching for a conference named "DIS", also results containing the German word "dies" (a pretty common word) are showed, rendering the search completely useless. How can I disable searching for similar terms?

When using the global search, Thunderbird also searches for similar terms. Even when using quotation marks. For example, when searching for a conference named "DIS", also results containing the German word "dies" (a pretty common word) are showed, rendering the search completely useless. How can I disable searching for similar terms?

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sfhowes
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This is the 'faceted search' feature of Global Search. Use Classic Search (Ctrl+Shift+F) to search an account or folder and subfolders, or Quick Filter Bar (Ctrl+Shift+K) to search a folder.

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Search_-_Thunderbird